The Legal Examiner Orlando Archives

• Tanker Explodes into Ball of Fire - Driver of Stalled Vehicle Arrested

  Sandy Grinnell | June 23, 2009 5:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Authorities have arrested the driver of the station wagon that was abandoned in the middle of I-95 yesterday that caused a massive explosion. A tanker filled with thousands of gallons of gasoline...

• "Car Crash Taxes" Banned in Florida

  Sandy Grinnell | June 18, 2009 6:19 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Car crash taxes are the fees some Florida cities have begun to charge drivers who cause auto accidents. The fees were to cover the cost of the first responders to accident scene - emergency medical...

• Zicam Warning Issued by FDA

  Diego Madrigal | June 17, 2009 10:46 AM | 11 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Zicam nasal gel can destroy or severely damage your sense of smell according to a warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration. The warning only applies to the nasal products, which I...

• Swine Flu Death Is First in Florida

  Sandy Grinnell | June 16, 2009 11:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The Florida Department of Health has reported the first death in Florida attributed to the swine flu. A nine-year old boy from South Florida was the first of the 417 reported cases to have succumbed...

• Check Your Homeowner's Insurance Policy Before Getting That Trampoline

  Sandy Grinnell | June 15, 2009 11:26 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  It looks like a lot of fun when you see kids bouncing around on a trampoline. But did you know they could be a huge liability? According to the website Insurance4USA, many insurance companies have...

• It's National Tire Safety Week Again - Who knew?

  Sandy Grinnell | June 11, 2009 4:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  There used to be a tv ad man here in Orlando who used to say tires ain't pretty. But they are pretty important when it comes to preventing auto accidents. It's why for the past 7 years tire...

• Cocoa Beach Attorney - The Worst Kind of Representation

  Sandy Grinnell | June 08, 2009 11:51 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  According to the Orlando Sentinel, a Florida attorney, Andrew Meynhart of Cocoa Beach, was arrested Friday for grand theft for stealing settlement funds from a 9-year-old client. The young boy was...

• Plant City Woman Must Have a Gurardian Angel

  Sandy Grinnell | June 05, 2009 3:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  If you saw the picture of the accident, you would only assume that the worse had happened - that the driver must have been killed or at least severly injured. However, according to the report in the...

• Blame for Tragedy May Spread Among Many

  Sandy Grinnell | June 04, 2009 3:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A report in today’s news illustrates can be used to illustrate the complex issues that can go into a civil case. Sadly, two people died when the van they were traveling in on the Florida...

• Verdict Against Florida Amputee Thrown Out

  Sandy Grinnell | June 01, 2009 4:08 PM | 3 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A Broward County Circuit Judge has done something extremely rare - he has reversed a jury verdict and ordered a new trial. The victim in this case lost of four of her limbs due to medical...